Amsterdam Airport

disorienting
endless non-descript modern corridors
scale's worst nightmare

a compassion test:
should they speed up moving walkways?

from a distance shops labelled only in black and white:
audio, films, cameras, compact discs, flowers, gifts cosmetics, perfumes, sunglasses, holland gifts, fashions, diamonds, portable office

passing through amsterdam entails heavy smuggling checks
you can't bring a mixed boquet back into the US
there's obscene security at the gate - a tremendous wait
close to flighttime
"usually there's two checkpoints, today's there's not."